Water System Improvements – Fulton NY

City:
Fulton, NY

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted sizable construction work to improve and expand the water system in Fulton, New York. The work employed 75 men for three months; 4,000 feet of 12-inch pipe and 800 feet of 8-inch pipe were laid.

Source notes

"City Borrows $18,000 to Pay Water Project;" The Fulton Patriot, July 4, 1940, Page 1. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn88074584/1940-07-04/ed-1/seq-1/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 27, 2015.

Location Info

Fulton, NY

Location notes: General location marker for Fulton

Coordinates: 43.323, -76.417

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